HR 2718 United States House · 118th Congress

Elder Justice Reauthorization and Modernization Act of 2023

The Elder Justice Reauthorization and Modernization Act of 2023 reauthorizes $400 million annually for 2024-2027 to support nursing home worker training and retention through wage subsidies, tuition assistance, child care support, and transportation assistance for eligible workers. It also provides $8 million annually for adult protective services and $125 million annually for medical-legal partnerships that integrate legal services with health care for older adults. Additionally, the bill allocates $62.5 million annually to address social isolation among seniors through community-based interventions. These provisions aim to strengthen the elder care workforce, improve protections for vulnerable seniors, and enhance coordination between health, human services, and legal systems.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Apr 2023

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Introduced Apr 19, 2023 Last action Dec 17, 2024

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Committee

Dec 17, 2024

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.

lower

Dec 17, 2024

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Dec 17, 2024

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

lower

Apr 19, 2023

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

lower

Apr 19, 2023

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lower

1 primary · 22 co-sponsors